grudge match
noun
: a contest or fight between players, teams, etc., who dislike each other
The race had turned into a grudge match between the two teams.
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The last time Royal Montreal, a golf club that dates back to 1873, hosted this biennial global golf grudge match was back in 2007.
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Mike Dojc, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
When/where: 6 p.m. Friday at Jeffco Stadium Last meeting: Columbine 30, at Ralston Valley 14, Oct. 6, 2023
The other 5A Metro League showdown this week is a grudge match between perennial 5A powers that are constantly a thorn in each other’s sides.
—Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2024
As always, a special atmosphere will bring Buenos Aires to a standstill on Saturday evening and beautiful chaos will erupt from every corner of La Bombonera for this epic football grudge match.
—Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
If this were 1974, TV fans could have seen this knock-down, grudge match play out in real time.
—Whitney Friedlander, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2024
The bottom half quarters featured a grudge match between the Johns brothers and their long-time rival in Riley Newman, teamed up here with Alshon.
—Todd Boss, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
Devin Haney didn’t officially lose to Ryan Garcia in their April grudge match, but he was still beaten up.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
Pheu Thai and its predecessors have borne the brunt of Thailand's turmoil, with two governments removed by coups in a long-running grudge match between the party's founders, the billionaire Shinawatra family, and their influential rivals in the conservative establishment and royalist military.
—Fox News, 14 Aug. 2024
So why is an intense college football grudge match getting so much attention in connection with the race for the White House?
—Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 9 Aug. 2024
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Mike Dojc, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
When/where: 6 p.m. Friday at Jeffco Stadium Last meeting: Columbine 30, at Ralston Valley 14, Oct. 6, 2023
The other 5A Metro League showdown this week is a grudge match between perennial 5A powers that are constantly a thorn in each other’s sides.
—Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2024
As always, a special atmosphere will bring Buenos Aires to a standstill on Saturday evening and beautiful chaos will erupt from every corner of La Bombonera for this epic football grudge match.
—Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
If this were 1974, TV fans could have seen this knock-down, grudge match play out in real time.
—Whitney Friedlander, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2024
The bottom half quarters featured a grudge match between the Johns brothers and their long-time rival in Riley Newman, teamed up here with Alshon.
—Todd Boss, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
Devin Haney didn’t officially lose to Ryan Garcia in their April grudge match, but he was still beaten up.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
Pheu Thai and its predecessors have borne the brunt of Thailand's turmoil, with two governments removed by coups in a long-running grudge match between the party's founders, the billionaire Shinawatra family, and their influential rivals in the conservative establishment and royalist military.
—Fox News, 14 Aug. 2024
So why is an intense college football grudge match getting so much attention in connection with the race for the White House?
—Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 9 Aug. 2024
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“Grudge match.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grudge%20match. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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